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In the days since the tragic shooting at Marshall County High School, social media has been abuzz with rumors that the 15-year-old suspect may have been bullied.
Friends and others who know Gabe Parker, a sophomore who played trombone in the school band, described him as a shy, red-headed “grandma’s boy.”
One student who spoke with Courier Journal with her parents’ permission said she had heard the rumors that he had been bullied, but could not say whether or not it was true.
Marshall County Schools could not be reached for comment.

Federal prosecutors will recommend a sentence of 21 months in prison for the neighbor charged with tackling and injuring U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, according to a court document.

The document, posted Monday, also makes clear that the attack was not politically motivated.

Paul’s neighbor, Rene Boucher, told police he attacked Paul because he’d “had enough” after seeing the Republican senator stack more brush on a pile near Bocher’s yard, according to the plea agreement Boucher signed.

The Spencer County Youth Baseball Association will be holding signups for the 2018 season on Saturday, January 27 and Saturday, February 3, at Taylorsville Elementary School from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. There will also be a sign-up period on Monday, January 29th and February 5th at Ray Jewell Park from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Evaluation dates are February 10th and 17th from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.

Nearly a week after Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin delivered a budget address that fully funded the state pension system, but included cuts that many say will harm public education, Spencer County Superintendent Chuck Adams said the district must be prepared for lean times, but said he’s confident public outcry will keep Bevin’s cuts from going too deep.

The Spencer County Grand Jury indicted six individuals on various drug charges earlier this month.

Indictments handed down on January 11th, included one count of planting, cultivating or harvesting marijuana with the intent to sell or transfer against Tanya Sunday Carman, 61, of Mt. Eden. Carman was also indicted on one charge of illegal use or possession of drug paraphernalia, and one count of wanton endangerment.